System and method for delivery of non-textual controller pilot data link communications (cpdlc) for pilot review

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EP 2 330 583 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/03

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/23

(21)	Application number: 10190696.4

(22)	Date of filing: 10.11.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G08G 5/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

04.12.2009 US 631011

(71)	Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
	Morristown, NJ 07962 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Judd, Thomas D. Morristown, NJ 07962-2245 (US) Horvath, John M. Morristown, NJ 07962-2245 (US)

(74)	Representative: Buckley, Guy Julian
	Patent Outsourcing Limited 1 King Street Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1DZ Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1DZ (GB)

(54)	System and method for delivery of non-textual controller pilot data link communications (cpdlc) for pilot review

(57) An avionics system comprises a control device having an input/output interface to receive a Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) message; a textual-based Human-Machine Interface (HMI) coupled to the control device, the textual-based HMI operable to display textual content in the received CPDLC message based on instructions from the control device; and a graphical display unit coupled to the control device. The control device is operable to determine if graphical content is contained in the received CPDLC message. If the received CPDLC message contains graphical content, the control device is operable to send the graphical content to the graphical display unit and to provide instructions to the textual-based HMI to display a notification that the received CPDLC message contains graphical content.

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